Biography
Clarence Oliver Drake (May 28, 1903 β August 19, 1991) was an American film/television director, screenwriter, producer and actor who was most active in the Western genre. Though Drake began his career as an actor, he is best known as a prolific screenwriter and director of low-budget Western films (sometimes referred to as B-Westerns). Drake was most active in the 1930s and 1940s, although he continued writing and directing films until 1974.
His films include Today I Hang (1942).
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Filmography
all 148
Movies 146
Writer 101
Director 31
Producer 8
Screenplay 4
TV Shows 2
Screenplay
Western von gestern (1978)
TV
Director
Ride a Wild Stud (1969)
Movie
Director
The Mummy and the Curse of the Jackals (1969)
Movie
Writer
The Las Vegas Strangler (1968)
Movie
Director
They Ran for Their Lives (1968)
Movie
Director
Lust to Kill (1958)
Movie
Director / Writer
The Parson and the Outlaw (1957)
Movie
Writer
Dragoon Wells Massacre (1957)
Movie
Teleplay
Cheyenne (1955)
TV
Director
Outlaw Treasure (1955)
Movie
Director
Battling Marshal (1950)
Movie
Director
The Kid from Gower Gulch (1950)
Movie
Director
Lawless Code (1949)
Movie
Director
Roaring Westward (1949)
Movie
Writer
Trail of the Yukon (1949)
Movie
Director
Brand of Fear (1949)
Movie
Director
Across The Rio Grande (1949)
Movie
Writer
Sky Dragon (1949)
Movie
Writer
The Feathered Serpent (1948)
Movie
3.88
Director
Sunset Carson Rides Again (1948)
Movie
Director
Deadline (1948)
Movie
Director
Fighting Mustang (1948)
Movie
Director
Rainbow Over the Rockies (1947)
Movie
Director
Ginger (1947)
Movie
Director
Song of the Sierras (1946)
Movie
Director
Trail to Mexico (1946)
Movie
Director
West of the Alamo (1946)
Movie
Writer
Thunder Town (1946)
Movie
Director
Moon Over Montana (1946)
Movie
Director
Lonesome Trail (1945)
Movie
Director
Riders of the Dawn (1945)
Movie
Director
Saddle Serenade (1945)
Movie
Director
Springtime in Texas (1945)
Movie
Writer
Renegades of the Rio Grande (1945)
Movie
Associate Producer
Beyond the Pecos (1945)
Movie
Screenplay
Gun Smoke (1945)
Movie
Writer
The Mummy's Curse (1944)
Movie
5.36
Producer
Riders of the Santa Fe (1944)
Movie
Associate Producer
Oklahoma Raiders (1944)
Movie
Associate Producer
Weird Woman (1944)
Movie
3.5
Associate Producer
Marshal of Gunsmoke (1944)
Movie
Writer
Pride of the Plains (1944)
Movie
Associate Producer
Arizona Trail (1943)
Movie
Director
Trail of Terror (1943)
Movie
Director
Fighting Valley (1943)
Movie
Writer
The Lone Star Trail (1943)
Movie
Director
Border Buckaroos (1943)
Movie
Director
West of Texas (1943)
Movie
Associate Producer
The Old Chisholm Trail (1942)
Movie
Associate Producer
Little Joe, the Wrangler (1942)
Movie
Writer
Deep in the Heart of Texas (1942)
Movie
Writer
Arizona Stage Coach (1942)
Movie
Writer
Boss of Hangtown Mesa (1942)
Movie
Writer
The Silver Bullet (1942)
Movie
Writer
The Lone Rider in Cheyenne (1942)
Movie
Writer
Raiders of the West (1942)
Movie
Writer
Shut My Big Mouth (1942)
Movie
Director
Today I Hang (1942)
Movie
Writer
Forbidden Trails (1941)
Movie
Writer
Gauchos of El Dorado (1941)
Movie
Writer
Hard Guy (1941)
Movie
Writer
The Lone Rider Ambushed (1941)
Movie
Writer
Fugitive Valley (1941)
Movie
Writer
Arizona Bound (1941)
Movie
Story
Riders of Death Valley (1941)
Movie
Writer
Kansas Cyclone (1941)
Movie
Writer
Robbers of the Range (1941)
Movie
Writer
Pals of the Pecos (1941)
Movie
Writer
City of Missing Girls (1941)
Movie
Writer
Trailing Double Trouble (1940)
Movie
Writer
The Tulsa Kid (1940)
Movie
Writer
Billy the Kid Outlawed (1940)
Movie
Writer
Death Rides the Range (1939)
Movie
Writer
Cowboys from Texas (1939)
Movie
Writer
The Fighting Gringo (1939)
Movie
Writer
Racketeers of the Range (1939)
Movie
Writer
Trouble in Sundown (1939)
Movie
Screenplay
Arizona Legion (1939)
Movie
Screenplay
Lawless Valley (1938)
Movie
Writer
The Renegade Ranger (1938)
Movie
Writer
Painted Desert (1938)
Movie
Writer
Border G-Man (1938)
Movie
Writer
Gun Law (1938)
Movie
Writer
The Purple Vigilantes (1938)
Movie
Writer
Wild Horse Rodeo (1937)
Movie
Writer
The Trigger Trio (1937)
Movie
Writer
Nation Aflame (1937)
Movie
Writer
Boots and Saddles (1937)
Movie
Writer
Heart of the Rockies (1937)
Movie
Writer
Public Cowboy No. 1 (1937)
Movie
Writer
Gunsmoke Ranch (1937)
Movie
Writer
Hit the Saddle (1937)
Movie
Writer
Round-Up Time in Texas (1937)
Movie
Writer
The Riders of the Whistling Skull (1937)
Movie
Writer
Roarin' Lead (1936)
Movie
Writer
Ghost-Town Gold (1936)
Movie
Writer
Oh, Susanna (1936)
Movie
Writer
Sharad of Atlantis (1936)
Movie
Writer
Comin' 'Round the Mountain (1936)
Movie
Writer
The Singing Vagabond (1935)
Movie
Writer
The Cheyenne Tornado (1935)
Movie
Writer
The Sagebrush Troubadour (1935)
Movie
Writer
The Vanishing Riders (1935)
Movie
Writer
Lightning Triggers (1935)
Movie
Writer
The Texas Rambler (1935)
Movie
Writer
Gun Smoke (1935)
Movie
Writer
The Reckless Buckaroo (1935)
Movie
Writer
Born to Battle (1935)
Movie
Writer
The Cyclone Ranger (1935)
Movie
Writer
Arizona Bad Man (1935)
Movie
Writer
Fighting Thru (1934)
Movie
Writer
West of the Divide (1934)
Movie
2
Writer
Border Guns (1934)
Movie
Writer
War of the Range (1933)
Movie
Writer
Trouble Busters (1933)
Movie
Writer
Deadwood Pass (1933)
Movie
Writer
Via Pony Express (1933)
Movie
Writer
When a Man Rides Alone (1933)
Movie
Writer
The Wyoming Whirlwind (1932)
Movie
Writer
A Scarlet Week-End (1932)
Movie
Writer
Law and Lawless (1932)
Movie
Dialogue
Outlaw Justice (1932)
Movie
Writer
Beyond the Rockies (1932)
Movie
Writer
The Reckless Rider (1932)
Movie
Writer
The Scarlet Brand (1932)
Movie
Director
Texas Tornado (1932)
Movie
Writer
The Saddle Buster (1932)
Movie
Writer
Lawless Valley (1932)
Movie
Writer
Sinister Hands (1932)
Movie
Writer
The Texan (1932)
Movie
Writer
The Drifter (1932)
Movie
Writer
The Law of the Tong (1931)
Movie
Writer
The Hurricane Horseman (1931)
Movie
Writer
West of Cheyenne (1931)
Movie
Writer
Rogue of the Rio Grande (1930)
Movie
Writer
Pals of the Prairie (1929)
Movie
Writer
The Desert Rider (1929)
Movie
Writer
The Drifter (1929)
Movie
Writer
The Vagabond Cub (1929)
Movie
Writer
Orphan of the Sage (1928)
Movie
Writer
The Phantom of the Range (1928)
Movie
Writer
Red Riders of Canada (1928)
Movie
Writer
Breed of the Sunsets (1928)
Movie
Writer
The Little Buckaroo (1928)
Movie
Writer
Driftin' Sands (1928)
Movie
Writer
The Mojave Kid (1927)
Movie
Writer
Cyclone of the Range (1927)
Movie
Slim
Red Blood and Blue (1925)
Movie
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Information
Known ForWriting
GenderMale
Birthday1903-05-28
Deathday1991-08-19 (88 years old)
Birth NameClarence Oliver Drake
Birth PlaceBoise, United States of America
CitizenshipsUnited States of America
Also Known AsClarence Oliver Drake, C.O. Drake, Ollie Drake, William Drake, Revilo Ekard, Clint Johnson, Ollie Milliken, James Oliver
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